Joe Phenix, The Police Spy (The Joe Phenix Detective Series)

By Albert W. Aiken

From 1878, read the origin story of Detective Joe Phenix. Within these pages, a state prison inmate seemingly dies but may have been resurrected, an unrivaled criminal gang lurks in elaborate lairs beneath the streets of New York, and an old case is finally resolved. The Joe Phenix Detective Series begins here. Written 140 years ago to be read 140 years ago, this is Historical Fiction before it was Historical! Barely a dozen years after the American Civil War and nine years before Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print, this origin story of The Joe Phenix Detective Series was published as a serial in the New York Saturday Journal. Joe Phenix, The Police Spy was a very early detective story about a two-fisted man-hunter tracking down the worst miscreants in New York City, and the beginning of the seminal Joe Phenix Detective Series. Dark Lantern Tales has created a Brilliant New Edition of Joe Phenix, The Police Spy, which includes a Victorian-era tale of murder, false imprisonment, a vast crime empire, and final retribution. Plus, historical information, a glossary of vintage slang terms from the story, and lots of illustrations!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1092199020
• ISBN13: 9781092199025
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"